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The fuselage

This is the Spitfire fibreglass fuselage from Mick Reeves, the 2012 version. The moulding is good with few pinholes but it needs thorough preparation before painting to get the paint to stick.

Fibreglass fuselage taped together
Fibreglass fuselage taped together
side2
tail
Soldering nuts on tabs for securing fuselage rear
Fuselage joins at rear
Fuselage joins at rear
join
join2
CIMG3277
rudderservo
Windscreen
Windscreen
CIMG3264
CIMG3274
CIMG3272
Soldering nuts to secure sliding canopy channel
Sliding canopy rails
Sliding canopy rails
exhaust painted
exhaust1
Gunsight, compass and other vital bits.
Gunsight, compass and controls
Making a harness for the wing plugs
Making a harness for the wing plugs
tailwheel
Tailwheel is steerable and scale looking
Tailwheel using nosewheel mounts
Panel from the Mick Reeves kit
Panel from the Mick Reeves kit
Gunsight kit
Compass kit
Rear view mirror
Rear view mirror
Rear view mirror
Catch for front cowl hidden in fuel filler cap
Powerplant - Turnigy 100cc
batteries
batteries and undercarriage switch
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